WHAT THE
HELL
IS
GOING ON?
I help you understand what’s actually going on — from the HR side of the table. You can Google the rules. I help you understand what they mean for your situation.
EVERYONE
HAS AN OPINION.
“Here’s the rule.”
“My cousin’s colleague had exactly this happen in 2018.”
“Here’s our company policy.”
Okay. But what does all of that mean for your situation?
YOU DON’T NEED
MORE INFORMATION.
YOU NEED
INTERPRETATION.
You don’t need another generic career coach. Sometimes you just need someone who actually understands Dutch HR to tell you what the hell is going on — and what you can do next.
OKAY, BUT WHICH PRODUCT ACTUALLY FITS?
Answer 6 quick questions and I’ll point you towards the Dutch HR Bestie service that makes the most sense for what you’re dealing with.
What brought you here?
What do you most want from me?
What happens next?
How much context do I need before I can really help you?
Are documents important to the situation?
Which sentence sounds most like you right now?
WANT TO SEE
ALL YOUR OPTIONS?
Get In, Navigate and Handle solve three different problems. Get In reviews how you’re showing up in the job market. Navigate gives you a personalised digital HR read. Handle helps you work through a higher-stakes next move live.
WHY AM I NOT
GETTING THROUGH?
Get an HR-side read on what may be stopping your Dutch job search from moving forward.
You’re applying, but not getting the response you expected. I’ll look at how you’re currently presenting yourself and tell you what I would actually notice if this landed in front of HR in the Netherlands.
Not a generic “make your CV prettier” service. An informed second opinion on what’s helping, what may be hurting you and what I’d change first.
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
Send me the situation. I’ll unpack it from the HR side of the table.
Maybe you received an email, job offer or explanation from HR and don’t know what to make of it. Maybe your manager told you something that sounds normal... but you’re not convinced.
Send me the relevant context, emails or documents and the questions you want answered. I’ll review it properly and send you a structured, personalised digital HR read explaining what stands out, what may be normal in the Dutch context, what I would clarify and what your practical next steps could be.
OKAY.
I GET IT.
NOW WHAT?
For the work situations where the next move actually matters — and you want to work through it together.
You’re negotiating salary. Preparing for a promotion conversation. Walking into a difficult meeting with your manager or HR.
Or dealing with a performance situation you really don’t want to mishandle. This is for the moments where you want me to understand the fuller context beforehand, then use a live call to work through your options, the HR dynamics and how you want to handle the next move.
JUST TELL ME
WHAT THIS MEANS.
Sometimes you don’t need a full analysis. You just want one informed HR-side answer to one concrete question.
BESTIE DOESN’T MEAN I’LL JUST TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.
Say what I see.
I’ll tell you what genuinely stands out from an HR perspective.
Interpret before I advise.
First understand it. Then decide what makes sense next.
Talk like a person. Think like HR.
No corporate word salad. The professional judgement stays.
Never manufacture certainty.
If it depends, I’ll tell you what it depends on.
HI, I'M
KIRSTEN.
I’ve spent my career working inside HR. Now I help internationals understand how work actually works in the Netherlands.
I’m not your employer’s HR department, a recruiter or an employment lawyer. I’m the independent HR person in your corner.
HR STRATEGY
BEFORE
LEGAL STRATEGY.
Not every uncomfortable conversation at work is automatically a legal issue. Sometimes you first need to understand what is happening, how the HR process normally works and what your options are.
BEFORE
YOU BOOK.
Is this career coaching?
No. The focus is an informed HR-side perspective on a specific situation rather than an ongoing coaching programme.
Can you tell me whether my employer is legally allowed to do something?
I can help you understand the HR context, what stands out and what questions may matter. If your situation requires formal legal interpretation, I’ll tell you that you need an employment lawyer or another legal professional.
Can I send documents?
Yes. It depends on the service. Get In includes the relevant job-search material. Navigate can include relevant emails, offers, policies or documents where the context changes the answer. Handle is for higher-stakes situations where I need the fuller context beforehand and we then work through your options and strategy together in a live call.
Which service should I choose?
Get In is for understanding why your Dutch job search isn’t moving forward. Navigate is for understanding something happening at work through a personalised digital HR read. Handle is for higher-stakes situations where you need deeper strategy and a live conversation about what to do next. Navigate helps you understand it. Handle helps you handle it.
What if I pick the wrong one?
If your message makes it clear another service would be a better fit, I’ll tell you.
OKAY.
SO WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
Find the situation that sounds like yours and see exactly how I can help.